Articles
Confined Ultrahigh-performance Fibre-reinforced Concrete in Retrofitted Beam–column Ioint: experimental Study
Author(s) Satendra Saharan Gurbir Kaur Prem Pal Abstract The beam–column joint (BCJ) is a critical region in a framed structure because during such events as earthquakes it is susceptible to earlier failure than adjacent members, leading to shear failure, and...
The Most CExpensive Construction Mistakes Ever Made
Description Discover the shocking truth behind some of the world's most costly and deadly architectural disasters. From the sinking Millennium Tower to the infamous Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, learn how design flaws, cost-cutting, and superstition can lead to...
How to Navigate Difficult Challenges in in your Engineering Career
Description In this episode, I talk to Ryan Walter, CPC, P.E., senior civil engineer at Woolpert, and author of the book called “The YOU Project: Your Personal Guide to Self-Mastery at Work,” about a framework that you can use to help navigate your unique challenges...
Investigation of Using Crushed Glass Waste as Filler Replacement in Hot Asphalt Mixtures
Author(s) Firas Barraj, Sarah Mahfouz,Hussein Kassem, Jamal Khatib, Dimitrios Goulias and Adel Elkordi Abstract Due to the depletion of natural aggregates and high maintenance cost of highway systems, developing sustainable asphalt concrete (AC) mixes that use...
New Zealand’s Firs Ever Underground Railway
Description This week we're heading to Liam's native New Zealand to cover The B1M's latest video all about Auckland’s $3.2BN new underground railway. Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city - located on the North Island and home to over 1.5M people - but it's never had...
How Sustainability Became the Norm
Description Sustainability has come a long way over the course of Antoinette Quagliata's career – from project add-ons to default requirements. A manager of sustainability services for Dewberry, Quagliata, ENV SP, talks on episode 135 of the ASCE Plot Points podcast...
Research on the Damage Diagnosis Model Algorithm of Cable-Stayed Bridges Based on Data Mining
Author(s) Jie Liu, Han Cheng ,Qingkuan Liu,Hailong Wang and Jianqing Bu6 Abstract To obtain an effective data mining method for cable-stayed bridge damage diagnosis, the algorithm of the cable-stayed bridge damage diagnosis model based on data mining was...
Fragility Assessment of RC Bridges Exposed to Seismic Loads and Corrosion over Time
Author(s) Daniel Herrera and Dante Tolentino Abstract A methodology to estimate the structural fragility of RC bridges, considering the effects of seismic loadings and corrosion over time, is presented. Two scenarios are considered: (a) The structure is exposed...
Adriseismic Methodology for Expeditious Seismic Assessment of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings
Author(s) Giorgia Predari, Lorenzo Stefanini, Marko Marinković, Mislav Stepinac and Svetlana Brzev Abstract The paper describes a novel Adriseismic method for exp4editious assessment of seismic risk associated with unreinforced masonry buildings. The...